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Mainz vs Bochum Prediction & Betting tips
A few days before Christmas Eve, the Christmas tree burns brightly at FSV Mainz 05. The Rheinhessen are plagued by enormous relegation concerns in the Bundesliga and, according to rumors, are about to dismiss their interim coach Jan-Moritz Lichte. He has not yet been able to meet the expectations placed in him and recently gambled away a lot of credit from the players and those responsible.
In the last competitive game before the turn of the year, the Beierlorzer successor will probably also take a seat as head coach on the zero-five bench for the last time. Mainz will then face Bochum in the second round of the DFB Cup. The odds have come closer and closer due to the latest impressions, so that – despite the class difference – the Bundesliga club’s favorite role is rather thin.
However, the assessment of the best bookmakers is not really surprising, especially since the red-whites only got a meager six points from the past eleven league games and even failed to score their own in the last three matches.
On the other hand, there are self-confident guests who, as fourth in the ranking in the 2nd Bundesliga, still have realistic opportunities for promotion and have so far made a very good impression over the entire season. Between Mainz and Bochum, a prognosis on the progress of the supposed underdog is by no means absurd.
Mainz :
There is currently total chaos in Mainz. In terms of sport, the FSV has no leg on the ground at all and internally there is a huge crisis. Recently there were even rumors that manager Rouven Schröder could soon be relieved of his duties. Even more surprising than the announcement of the imminent release of the long-term manager, however, is the successor personnel. In fact, the former sports director Christian Heidel should not be averse to a return.
While the Bundesliga professionals may only be affected peripherally by a change behind the scenes and not affect their performance, this will be different when the coaching position is also approaching. After a convened crisis meeting, the board is said to have made the decision to start the new calendar year 2021 with a different trainer. Jan-Moritz Lichte would, if the reports are correct, give his walkout as head coach on Wednesday evening.
Not least because of this, the danger that the light that is no longer really popular in gaming circles will degenerate into a “lame duck” is so great in our eyes that a tip on the host between Mainz and Bochum is too risky. Apart from that, the current statistics and trends are not very encouraging.
The zero five scored only six out of a possible 33 points under their interim coach, have now been without a win for five Bundesliga games and only scored two meager goals in this negative series. In the last three matches, including against direct competitors like Cologne (0: 1) or Bremen (0: 1), Mateta and Co. even remained completely without scoring.
The gap to the saving bank has already grown to five points and threatens to increase, especially since games against Bayern, Dortmund, Wolfsburg or RB Leipzig are on the agenda immediately after the short Christmas break. The mood is at its lowest point, the uncertainty is huge and the self-confidence is practically nonexistent. Under these conditions it will be difficult even to bring a second division team to their knees in their home stadium.
Bochum :
The atmosphere at VfL Bochum is completely opposite at the moment. Coach Thomas Reis’ team has played a very decent second division season so far. 23 points after 13 matchdays correspond to a solid result that is currently only topped by three teams in the second highest German division. As fourth on the table, the Ruhrpottler’s chances of finally getting back into the House of Lords are still intact.
The dress rehearsal for the upcoming second round match in the DFB Cup went absolutely according to plan at the weekend. 1. FC Heidenheim could be defeated 3-0 at home. The two Bundesliga relegated from Paderborn (3: 0) and Düsseldorf (5: 0) and the top candidate for promotion Hamburg (3: 1) have already been defeated this season. This, in turn, indicates that the Reis-Elf likes to play against teams that do not exclusively stand in the back.
For this reason, among other things, we would keep an eye on the odds for the second division team to advance between Mainz and Bochum on Wednesday evening. In addition to the better form and greater self-confidence, the fact that the underdog has far less to lose and can play with less pressure speaks for the men from the Ruhr area.
The fact that VfL is also able to annoy higher-class teams became clear in the previous year, when the Bochumers, who currently have both one of the best offensives and one of the most stable defensives in league two, only in the second round just lost against the eventual triple winner FC Bayern and were even ahead at halftime.
In terms of personnel, the starting position is also rosy, because despite the second English week in a row, with the exception of the long-term injuries Bonga, Decarli and Lambropoulos, all men are available. One of the hopes is undoubtedly Danny Blum, who in the course of his career with Eintracht Frankfurt has already been in the DFB Cup final twice and was even allowed to raise the pot in 2018.
Mainz vs Bochum head to head matches
18.01.12 CF Mainz Bochum 5 : 0
20.02.10 BUN Mainz Bochum 0 : 0
19.09.09 BUN Bochum Mainz 2 : 3
27.01.07 BUN Bochum Mainz 0 : 1
12.08.06 BUN Mainz Bochum 2 : 1
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| Prediction: | Both teams to score / YES |
| Selection odds: | 1,54 |
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